Born Again

Randy Newman Born Again Album

9.Half A Man

This big old queen was standing on the corner of the street he
waved his hanky at me as i went rolling by i pulled the truck up
on the sidewalk and i climbed down from the cab with my
tire-chain
My knife as i approached him he was trembling like a bird i
raised the chain above my head he said, 'please, before you kill
me might i have one final word?' and this is what he said:
;i am but half a man, half a man i'd like to be a dancer but i'm
much too large half a man, half a man i'm an object for your
pity not your rage' oh, the strangest feeling's sweeping over m
H my speech and manner have become much more refined i said,
'oh, what is this feeling? what is wrong with me?' she said,
'girl, it happens all the time 'and you are half a m
Alf a man look, you're walking and you're talking like a fag.'
half a man, i am half a man holy jesus, what a drag